Single-player games like Space Dragons
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Space Dragons, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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DRAINUS
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
This is a side-scrolling shooting game in which you take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
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DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Dragons.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours is the latest installment in Taito's DARIUS series of arcade-style shooting games. Blast hordes of alien sea-monsters, and blaze your own trail through branching environments.
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Earthion
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Dragons.
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
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Shoot 1UP DX
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Why play shoot 'em ups one ship at a time? Launch them all at once! Unleash an entire armada of ships in Shoot 1UP!
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Syder Arcade
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Killing zombies never gets old, but sometimes you just need a break. Get back to some serious old-school gaming with Syder Arcade! Syder Arcade is a love letter to Amiga games of the ‘90s, no coins, no upgrade grinding, just your tenacity and a motherload of alien invaders.
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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Space Dragons.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
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Space Elite Force
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Gear up for an intergalactic thrill ride! Space Elite Force is a frenzied space-shooter packed with weapon customization and epic boss battles. Take command of your ship and fight for the survival of humanity!
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Blazing Chrome
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
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Q-YO Blaster
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat
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Little Fighters on Stream
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Space Dragons.
Little Fighters on Stream is a compilation of action, skill and memorization mini games in which you can play directly with the Twitch chat on your stream using simple commands.
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Red Titans
Single-player alternative to Space Dragons — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Space Dragons.
RED TITANS is a single player vertical shoot em up, use the resources available to stop the threat, you will have to be very skillful since there are no continues.